Recently my cousin Brit from Colorado came to visit us in California. Because of her awesome visit our other cousins from Sacramento also came on down to spend time with her as well. It was so great to see so many of them again!! We got to eat and hang out playing games at Dave and Busters in Milpitas, CA (see above photo). The last time we saw them was at my Mom's wedding last year. We love spending time with our family, they rock!! Cannot wait to see them all again next year for my Aunt Waneda's wedding in May and then again in July for our wedding!! Being with family is the absolute best!!
Speaking of family, Alex (Rey's cousin and one of our groomsmen) just had surgery last week and unfortunately he's doing worst than he was a month ago. As you may have read in my other posts he's in the hospital. We've been trying to visit him everyday and when I can, I sleep over at the hosptial so his Mom and Dad (our God Parents for the wedding) can go home to sleep. Alex is such a great kid. He's such a fun loving goofy kid. I can't wait til he feels 110% better and goes back to his normal self. It's not easy seeing someone you care and love be in so much pain. Rey and I are constantly thinking of him when we're not there with him. He's such a big part of our lives. If you can, please send good thoughts his way. He needs all the well wishes and prayers right now. Thank you.
Since the accident my neck and back has still been hurting me. On top of seeing a physical therapist, I was seeing my primary doctor once a week. It just wasn't helping enough so now I'm also seeing an acupuncturist and a chiropractor. For starters, let me just say how scared I am of needles. The thought of seeing an acupuncturist freaked me out beyond belief!! I was so nervous!! However after the fear subsided and the pinching of the needles went into my back I tried to relax and after about 15 minutes or so I was able to relax and found myself drooling. Haha!! I felt so relaxed after. It really is amazing. It definaltey made me want to sleep however I was really busy that day so I couldn't nap. I hope the next time I go there I have a less hectic day so I could see the acupuncture really can help my poor sleeping. I'm so sick of sleeping for only 2-3 hours (and in that tiny amount of time, I'm tossing and turning and waking up all the time).
The chiropractor visit was so interesting!! He ran tests on me and was able to tell me what exactly was wrong with me. So many of my disks, ligaments, and vertebraes are out of place. It's pinching my nerves which has been causing not only pain but for my legs to go numb often. There was a lot of other stuff he was telling me (how my vertebrae isn't bending/twisting at the degrees it should be, etc) it was over whelming. I even was able to feel something that was SUPER out of place!! I don't exactly remember what it was called but when he touched it on the right and then touched the other one on the left THEY DIDN'T MATCH!! The one on the left was totally dislocated (or whatever medical term he used). When he popped everything back into place the sound was crazy, and yeah some pops hurt more than others. When he popped my chest back, OMG I was huuuuuurting!! There's like 5 more pops he did that killed me, but over all it was alright. He said we've got a series of sessions to do to make my back straighten again because it's such a wreck. Ughh, I just can't wait til all this is ALL done and over with. Seriously, this car accident has put so much stress/pain/unnecessary bull crap into my life. I miss my old back. :(
I really miss being able to sleep. I miss being able to *REALLY* cuddle. I can't even hug Rey most of the time in bed because my body just doesn't twist like that. I miss being able to go out with our friends, play with the little cousins (I can't even lift them anymore!! And they can't even jump on me and play) and go dancing, exercising, swimming (esp. because it's summer time) and just doing everyday physical stuff. Everyone knows how wacky and goofy I am, and it's so hard to be that way when I'm hurting and unable to be my normal self. I'm trying hard to not let the pain get in the way of my life, but I can only handle so much A) it hurts and B) because I pay for it later at night when I'm trying to sleep.
Due to my neck and back pain, a lot of wedding planning has slowed down because I can't do as much because of the pain. I'm looking forward to when I can really do more DIY projects (so time consuming, tiring, and lots of physical work). At the moment 2/5 of our bridesmaids got their dresses. We love em and cannot wait til the other 3 girls get their dresses!! We are still on the hunt for a good (and affordable) videographer. So if you happen to know any, please send their information our way!! Thanks!!
We hope everyone has had a great summer. Fall is just around the corner, can you believe it?? Summer went by so fast, over all this whole year has just flown on by!! Pretty soon it's going to be Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, our birthdays, and then BAM!! Our wedding day will be here before you know it!! YAY!! We're getting excited!! My Facebook ticker reads 10 months XXweek/XX days. Haha!! I love it!!
Many blessings to you all!!
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